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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 227 / Friday, November 27, 2009 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R9–MB–2009–N253] [91200–1231–
9BPP–L2]

Information Collection Sent to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; OMB Control
Number 1018-0121; Depredation
Orders for Double-Crested Cormorants
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. We summarize the
ICR below and describe the nature of the
collection and the estimated burden and

cost. This ICR is scheduled to expire on
December 31, 2009. We may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
However, under OMB regulations, we
may continue to conduct or sponsor this
information collection while it is
pending at OMB.
DATES: You must send comments on or
before December 28, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA
at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or
[email protected] (e-mail).
Please provide a copy of your comments
to Hope Grey, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North
Number of annual
respondents

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Activity
Report take of migratory bird species other than doublecrested cormorants (21.47(d)(7); 21.48(d)(7)).
Report take of species protected under Endangered Species
Act (21.47(d)(8); 21.48(d)(8)).
Written notice of intent to conduct control activities
(21.48(d)(9)).
Report of control activities (21.48(d)(10) and (11)) .................
Report effects of management activities (21.48(d)(12)) ..........
Recordkeeping (21.47(d)(9)) ...................................................
Totals ................................................................................

Abstract: This information collection
is associated with regulations
implementing the Migratory Bird Treaty
Act (MBTA) (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
Under the MBTA, it is unlawful to take,
possess, import, export, transport, sell,
purchase, barter, or offer for sale,
purchase, or barter, migratory birds or
their parts, nests, or eggs, except as
authorized by regulations implementing
the MBTA.
The regulations at 50 CFR 21.47
(Aquaculture Depredation Order)
authorize aquaculture producers and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (APHISWildlife Services) in 13 States to take
double-crested cormorants when the
birds are found committing or about to
commit depredations on commercial
freshwater aquaculture stocks. The
regulations at 50 CFR 21.48 (Public
Resource Depredation Order) authorize
State fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (APHISWildlife Services), and federally
recognized tribes in 24 States to take
double-crested cormorants to prevent
depredations on the public resources of
fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.

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Both 50 CFR 21.47 and 21.48 impose
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements on those operating under
the depredation orders. We use the
information collected to:
• Help assess the impact of the
depredation orders on double-crested
cormorant populations.
• Protect nontarget migratory birds or
other species.
• Ensure that agencies and individuals
are operating in accordance with the
terms, conditions, and purpose of the
orders.
• Help gauge the effectiveness of the
orders at mitigating cormorant-related
damages.
Comments: On August 13, 2009, we
published in the Federal Register (74
FR 40835) a notice of our intent to
request that OMB renew this ICR. In that
notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on October 13, 2009. We
did not receive any comments.
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;

PO 00000

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
(mail) or [email protected] (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or
e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by
telephone at (703) 358–2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1018-0121.
Title: Depredation Orders for DoubleCrested Cormorants, 50 CFR 21.47 and
21.48.
Service Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Aquaculture
producers, States, and tribes.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually for
reports; ongoing for recordkeeping.

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• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment, including your personal
identifying information, may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: November 17, 2009
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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